Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Târz grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40 pp. Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tan collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thiala grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Malquis's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears a white collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished bastard sword as well. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gûnd fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is golden and curly. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2 Holy water.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears just a green suit. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.